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The Best Party Cocktail You'll Ever Have

My mom turned sixty last February (!), and we're throwing her a long-awaited family party this coming weekend. My brother, sister and I have been brainstorming surprises for her party, which I'll keep secret until next week--and I'm also in charge of drinks. Happily, my friend Anna suggested this incredible cocktail, which we're definitely whipping up this weekend...

The Best Party Cocktail You'll Ever Have: A Rosemary Gin Fizz

Recipe:
1 cup rosemary simple syrup (Boil one cup of sugar in one cup of water with a couple rosemary sprigs thrown in. Boil until the sugar is dissolved. Let cool.)
1 cup gin
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 bottle of Prosecco (or 2, if you want the cocktail to be lighter)

Stir ingredients together in a punch bowl or carafe, and garnish with sprigs of rosemary.

69 comments:

Oh yes! A Hendrick's gin & tonic with rosemary and cucumber is my cocktail of choice - this is right up my alley! (Though I'll have to tuck this recipe away for another few months til our little nugget is born). Have one for me! :) Cheers!

there's a huge revival of old-school drinks here in baltimore and at one place, they had a similar drink but for garnish, they lit the rosemary sprig which created a lovely woodsy scent that went very well with the cocktail.

OK, if there's one thing I love just as much as my wine, it's my good ole gin cocktail. Silly question about making simple syrup as I've never made it before - does the sugar just dissolve all the way just when mixed with the water? Am I looking to create a reduction from it? Or, does it dissolve pretty clearly when brought to a boil (and then I should aim for 3 minutes boiling like that?)?

I'll Have Another (oh how timely). I made an amazing cocktail in a watermelon "keg" last weekend (complete with spigot and all). http://www.thebookofjimmy.com/the-book-of-jimmy-the-thesis/ It's got me on the cocktail prowl.

Last week I made a simpler version of this cocktail with limoncello, prosecco, and a sprig of rosemary. It was super easy and so refreshing! My friend and I called it "the fence post" (which we thought sounded very farm-to-table-ish:)). I have a feeling I'll be drinking these all summer...

I've actually been really into rosemary drinks lately. It started earlier this spring when I had a rosemary grapefruit drop as an appéro at my bf and I's 5 year anniversary dinner. Then I discovered a great bar with a Rosemary Collins. Delish!

Dear Jo, Hello from London! My wonderful friend Virginia also made these for our Eurovision party on Saturday night - but with a twist! She substituted the rosemary for basil and it was totally delicious!

This is a delicious cocktail that was a real hit. I went with a very middle of the road gin as there is no sense wasting the good stuff when this has so many other ingredients in it that you don't really taste the gin.